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Gallery 25 offers exhibition with heart

February 09

Noon-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays through Feb. 26 / 660 Van Ness Ave. / gallery25.org, (559) 264-4092 / Free

Gallery 25's February fundraising show, "Hearts," is a members' exhibition featuring contemporary paintings, drawings, mixed media, digital imagery and photography. Visitors are encouraged to add to one component, a canned-goods heart-shaped sculpture that will be a work in progress until the end of the exhibit. At the conclusion, the food will be donated to the needy. Read more →

'Valentine's Vignettes' in Kingsburg sees laughter in love

February 09

I'm sure Michelle Pauls cracked a smile when she read my email asking what the Kingsburg theater scene is like.

Her reply: "At this point, we are the theater scene in Kingsburg. It's a small town, and we are the only venue." Read more →

Camper Van Beethoven to play Visalia Feb. 12

February 09

9:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 / The Cellar Door, 101 W. Main St., Visalia / $10 / ticketweb.com, (559) 636-9463

Pioneering indie rock band Camper Van Beethoven is reunited, working on a new album and making a tour stop in Visalia on Sunday. Read more →

Local events for the week of Feb. 10-16

February 09

Arenacross action

7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday / Save Mart Center / $18-$30, kids 2-12 $8-10 / (559) 347-3400, ticketmaster.com Read more →

'Inspiracion' honors Rivera protege Esperanza Martinez

February 02

Esperanza Martinez, a trailblazing Mexican-born artist who was a select private pupil of legendary muralist Diego Rivera, is the subject of a major new exhibition at Arte Americas.

Paintings, drawings and private letters are featured in "Inspiracion: Original Works by Esperanza Martinez." The artist -- working in oils, pencil, charcoal and ceramic paint -- was best known for her portraits and genre paintings of rural Mexican farmers, indigenous Mexicans and Native American subjects. Read more →